Business: What's new — A look at new eateries, stores

Renoo s, which operates at 16151 E. Hwy 70 in Organ, has closed its doors in anticipation of a move into Las Cruces. Larry Alexander, whose wife, Renoo, is the chef, said that the new location will be at 1445 W. Picacho Ave., near the corner of Picacho and Valley Drive.

Late this fall or early winter, Las Crucens can expect to see a brewery/restaurant location open on University Avenue.

Husband-and-wife team Joel and Deanna Green — he with the brewing specialty, she with a food service background — plan to open the Roadrunner Brew House later this year at 901 E. University Ave.

"We'll have a full lunch and dinner menu with local ingredients — New Mexico beef for burgers, local organic products will also be on our menu," Deanna Green said.

The Roadrunner Brew House will also serve wine as well as cider and hard lemonades on a seasonal basis. And, of course, there will be beer.

"We'll be making our beer on premise," Green said. "We'll have five all the time and have seasonal and brewer specials as well as other New Mexico beers on tap."

Supplement store

The Expo — Supplement Shack opened for business on July 1 at 1001 E. University Ave. Suite C-4.

Owner Adam Abushagur said that the store is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday.

"We have body-building supplies, protein, creatine, fat burners, pre workout (supplies), stuff like that," Abushagur said.
More information can be found on the website theexposupplementshack.com. The phone number for the store is 575-556-9078.

Wienerschnitzel closes

The Wienerschnitzel at 2135 E. Lohman Ave. has closed its doors.

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The fast food restaurant chain still has locations at 1028 E. El Paseo and 2800 N. Main St. in Las Cruces. People at both locations who answered the phone said that the Lohman eatery closed in June and that it will not reopen. The phone number for the restaurant has been disconnected.

New pizza shop

MVP's — Mesilla Valley Pizza & Subs — hopes to open in late July, said Bruce Toombs with the eatery.
Located at 3961 E. Lohman Ave., the Toombs reports that the restaurant will specialize in pizza and gourmet sub sandwiches as well as appetizers and sides. He is the co-owner along with his sister Tisha Toombs — who is a trained chef — and Amanda Novotny is the manager/partner.

Renoo's Thai Restaurant

Renoo's, which operates at 16151 E. Hwy 70 in Organ, has closed its doors in anticipation of a move into Las Cruces.

Larry Alexander, whose wife, Renoo, is the chef, said that the new location will be at 1445 W. Picacho Ave., near the corner of Picacho and Valley Drive. He said the eatery should be open in early July, but did not want to publish a date until he was sure of the date.

"We're moving," he said. "We'll have the whole family over their helping (at the new location)."

The restaurant can be reached at 575-373-3000.

Arabella's

A restaurant named Arabella's that reports it will offer Cuban, Italian and Spanish food, could be open later this month.

Located at 1750 Calle de Mercado, in the building that used to house Lorenzo's de Mesilla, Arabella's website — arabellasoriano.com — reports the target opening date is July, with no specific date given.

"It's meant to reflect the unique Cuban combination of the cultures who influenced our zest for life, family, and food," a statement on the website reads.

Wing Daddy's

Wing Daddy's Sauce House, based out of El Paso, will open a location here by the end of the year.

Ryan McNellis, president of the company, said they'll build the sports bar/restaurant on an empty lot at 775 Telshor Ave., just to the north of Bank of the West.

"El Paso and Las Cruces are sister cities and we've been wanting to get into the Cruces market for some time," McNellis said.

Wing Daddy's currently operates five locations in El Paso, one in Juárez, and one in San Antonio, Texas, with another on the way.

The menu includes burgers, sandwiches, salads, ribs, desserts, and, of course, wings, with 17 different sauces. There's also a variety of fried items, including fried gator, bombshells (fried jalapeños stuffed with shrimp and crab) and chinochangas (a mix of chimichangas and egg rolls).

Wing Daddy's will also have beer and liquor.

The restaurant's decor will be noncluttered and contemporary with large TVs tuned to sports.

"It's a simple viewing experience, all in one big room, making the customers feel like they are part of the action," McNellis said.

Construction will start in about two months and McNellis said he hopes Wing Daddy's will be open by the end of the year. "Definitely by the Super Bowl," he said.

For information, visit wingdaddysusa.com.

New pizza eatery

NY Pizza Slice House is located at 2001 E Lohman Ave. — in the Arroyo Plaza — in Suite 111 where Cupcake Hut used to reside.

A person with the business said the eatery will serve whole pizzas and slices as well as salads and sandwiches. It also plans to obtain a beer and wine license.

The restaurant is expected to open later this month, but no opening date has been set.

Pho A Dong

A new Vietnamese restaurant opened on Monday, according to a sign on the eatery's building, 504 E. Amador Ave, where El Tiberon used to be.

Brook Stockberger may be reached at 575-541-5457. Andi Murphy contributed to this article.